Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of grassland areas in the Pampa biome, southern Brazil
The temperate and subtropical grassland ecosystems are among the most threatened ecosystems in the world due to habitat loss. This study aimed to make a list of butterfly species present in native grassland fields in the city of Santa Maria, southern Brazil. The sampling field effort was 225 h using...
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| author | Ana Paula dos Santos de Carvalho Geisa Piovesan Ana Beatriz Barros de Morais |
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| description | The temperate and subtropical grassland ecosystems are among the most threatened ecosystems in the world due to habitat loss. This study aimed to make a list of butterfly species present in native grassland fields in the city of Santa Maria, southern Brazil. The sampling field effort was 225 h using entomological nets, from 2009 to 2011. In total, 117 species of butterflies were recorded, distributed in six families and 18 subfamilies. Nymphalidae was the richest family, with 56 species, while Lycaenidae was the least rich family, with six species. Twenty species constitute new records for Santa Maria; while six of those are new records for the Central Depression Region of Rio Grande do Sul. In the face of global and local threats, it is urgent to increase efforts to study the biology and ecology of the grassland communities in order to provide support to biological conservation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ad016a694a14760ab5e508c3122efbf2022-12-21T21:21:39ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2015-10-011151610.15560/11.5.177219371Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of grassland areas in the Pampa biome, southern BrazilAna Paula dos Santos de Carvalho0Geisa Piovesan1Ana Beatriz Barros de Morais2Universidade Federal de Santa MariaUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaThe temperate and subtropical grassland ecosystems are among the most threatened ecosystems in the world due to habitat loss. This study aimed to make a list of butterfly species present in native grassland fields in the city of Santa Maria, southern Brazil. The sampling field effort was 225 h using entomological nets, from 2009 to 2011. In total, 117 species of butterflies were recorded, distributed in six families and 18 subfamilies. Nymphalidae was the richest family, with 56 species, while Lycaenidae was the least rich family, with six species. Twenty species constitute new records for Santa Maria; while six of those are new records for the Central Depression Region of Rio Grande do Sul. In the face of global and local threats, it is urgent to increase efforts to study the biology and ecology of the grassland communities in order to provide support to biological conservation.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19371/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Ana Paula dos Santos de Carvalho Geisa Piovesan Ana Beatriz Barros de Morais Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of grassland areas in the Pampa biome, southern Brazil Check List |
| title | Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of grassland areas in the Pampa biome, southern Brazil |
| title_full | Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of grassland areas in the Pampa biome, southern Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of grassland areas in the Pampa biome, southern Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of grassland areas in the Pampa biome, southern Brazil |
| title_short | Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of grassland areas in the Pampa biome, southern Brazil |
| title_sort | butterflies lepidoptera papilionoidea of grassland areas in the pampa biome southern brazil |
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